The Queensland Police crime map shows 47 petty offences have been committed in that area in the past year.

Two were trespassing and vagrancy offences, there were four offences each of unlawful entry, property damage and theft, and there were good order offences.

Seven drug offences were also recorded in the area around the Frederick St-Gold Coast Highway intersection.

Two brooms left on the bar. Picture Glenn Hampson

Walls have been kicked in, graffiti has been sprayed over windows, rubbish is strewn throughout the yard and a sliding door is covered in police fingerprint dust.

But strangely, chairs and tables in the dining area remain orderly, fridges intact and two brooms rest on the restaurant bar.

"Watch out, the cops are coming," a teen shouted from the street as the Bulletin visited the building.

Broken blinds at the property. Picture Glenn Hampson

Occupants in the upstairs storey of the building were reluctant to show themselves, only peering from rooms as the Bulletin appeared to walk away.

The abandoned house is the latest sign of the Gold Coast's homelessness problem hiding in plain sight.

Support workers and police say they have noticed an increase in numbers of people sleeping rough, within metres of luxury accommodation across the city, in the past six months.

Kathleen Vlasic, co-ordinator of homeless support organisation Rosies Gold Coast, was scathing in criticism of the State Government, which she said was not doing enough to help teenagers living on the streets.